RANCHI: The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has equipped its enforcement cell with advance communication devices and Point-of-Sale (PoS) machines in order to track civic violations and encroachments across the city in real time and to penalise the violators.
The move, which is part of the civic body’s technological upgradation programme, is aimed at ensuring better co-ordination between the enforcement cell’s members and the senior officials.
A total of 60 walkie-talkie sets and 17 PoS machines were handed over to the officials of enforcement cell by mayor Asha Lakra and municipal commissioner Mukesh Kumar.
Talking to TOI, Kumar said: “The move will boost the confidence of our enforcement officials as well as bring transparency in penalizing the violators. The major focus will be on violations related to waste management and unauthorised construction.”
He added that the devices will also help in co-ordination among different teams of corporation with the help of communication devices while they will also be able to collect on-spot fine through PoS machines in cases related to unauthorised construction as well as encroachment on roads, among others.
Deputy municipal commissioner Rajnish Kumar said, “It will help in creating a communication channel among all the teams, including the senior officials who are looking after the cell. Besides, the radio communication sets will help in mobilizing teams in a specific area as per requirement during our special drives.”
Earlier, enforcement teams used to issue a paper receipt to violators and make manual entry in their register for keeping a record. Now with PoS machines, a digital record will be available with date, time and location. “This digital record will prevent violators from denying old penalties,” Rajnish added.
Lakra said that the technological advancement is for the citizens and asked the officials not to use them to harass them. “The officials should always keep one thing in mind that if there are some minor violations it should be solved amicably by keeping the law in mind. Penalizing citizens for every little thing isn’t a solution,” she added.
The move, which is part of the civic body’s technological upgradation programme, is aimed at ensuring better co-ordination between the enforcement cell’s members and the senior officials.
A total of 60 walkie-talkie sets and 17 PoS machines were handed over to the officials of enforcement cell by mayor Asha Lakra and municipal commissioner Mukesh Kumar.
Talking to TOI, Kumar said: “The move will boost the confidence of our enforcement officials as well as bring transparency in penalizing the violators. The major focus will be on violations related to waste management and unauthorised construction.”
He added that the devices will also help in co-ordination among different teams of corporation with the help of communication devices while they will also be able to collect on-spot fine through PoS machines in cases related to unauthorised construction as well as encroachment on roads, among others.
Deputy municipal commissioner Rajnish Kumar said, “It will help in creating a communication channel among all the teams, including the senior officials who are looking after the cell. Besides, the radio communication sets will help in mobilizing teams in a specific area as per requirement during our special drives.”
Earlier, enforcement teams used to issue a paper receipt to violators and make manual entry in their register for keeping a record. Now with PoS machines, a digital record will be available with date, time and location. “This digital record will prevent violators from denying old penalties,” Rajnish added.
Lakra said that the technological advancement is for the citizens and asked the officials not to use them to harass them. “The officials should always keep one thing in mind that if there are some minor violations it should be solved amicably by keeping the law in mind. Penalizing citizens for every little thing isn’t a solution,” she added.
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